Wedding – Ebb Then Flood

Spiral

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Ebb Then Flood

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Spotted, in a church bell tower, before a wedding.

Spiral staircases are fantastic pieces of design, giving maximum verticality in limited space.

Spirals are found in many places in nature – in seashells; in the patterns of our own DNA; in galaxies of stars.

I reflect that I have spiraled both upwards and down in my own life.

The thing with spirals is that they cross over themselves at different levels.

I have found myself at different stages of life crossing over myself, or at least a version of myself.

Oh yeah, I think, maybe I have been here before; but at another level, in another time.

And when I find myself in one of those occasional downwards spirals, I have to remind myself that the set of stairs ascends also.

The newlyweds will learn that too…

Atrium

November 28, 2019November 27, 2019 by Ebb Then Flood

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My UK domiciled Kiwi cousin recently got married at a wedding venue there, sporting this splendidly ornate atrium.

Architecturally, an atrium is designed to give a feeling of space and light.

Cynics might claim that marriage does the exact opposite, but I wish her both those things…

Life Sentence Pending

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 by Ebb Then Flood

Captured up at my bowls club recently… set up and ready for a late afternoon wedding ceremony, all roses and ribbons. No idea whose. No one arrived yet…..weirdly eerie but in a nice way,not the Billy Idol song ‘White Wedding’ one.

The nuptials will be well done and dusted by now and I wish the unknown couple a happy marriage.

Cynical title to this post ,I know.Probably due to many years lawyering ,dealing with matrimonial property, parenting and domestic violence issues amongst other things.Not a lot of laughs.

But you have to be optimistic about love,so the shot gets a little special rose tinting….